Entrusted

Sitting down with the legend of Bob Burg, author of The Go-Giver, a book that's reached millions of people. 

"Leading with value" is a term that gets thrown around a lot these days, but what does it really mean and how can you do it? Bob demystifies it and gives some hard-hitting insights for how to win the hearts and minds of the people around us.

Commitment vs. compliance. Push vs. Pull. Real authenticity. So many nuggets in this episode from a legend.

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

Atypical episode. Blake shares a pretty cool and crazy personal story that happened to him last week at Chipotle of all places. 

As we enter 2022, how can we react with more grace, compassion, and generosity to those around us, even when we might feel like they don't deserve it?

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

What's it mean to be relentlessly intentional? ... especially when it comes to your leadership and developing people? Christopher Lind, Chief Learning Officer and Founder of Learning Sharks talks about how to avoid the one-size-fits-all approach to development that so many companies fall into.

Christopher is a husband and dad to SIX kids – he passionately believes you should never have to compromise family for success in career.  In this episode, you'll learn:

–> What it looks like to be relentlessly intentionally in life and leadership  

–> Why a one-size-fits-all approach to leading and developing people does NOT fit all  

–> Where career-pathing discussions with your team go wrong and how to do them right  

–> Where the world's going with talent mobility platforms (leveraging the gig-economy inside your company)

–> How to connect people with opportunities inside the org to practice skills and explore interests (job-share, project-share, etc)

–> How to measure the success of the Learning & Development function

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

What if there was a book to inspire your kid's inner leader? Lexi turns the table on Blake and interviews him about his recently released kids book about leadership. 

Visit cothryve.co/kidsbook for free coloring pages and to pick up a copy. You can also simply search "I want to be a leader when I grow up" on Amazon and pick it up for cheap there.

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

People don't become leaders without doing leadership. Gina Creek is Executive Director of the Leadership Institute at Advent Health. She explains how leadership gets romanticized and how to help others step UP and step IN to what leadership is really all about.

In this episode, you'll learn:

–> What the "Great Corporate Standoff" is all about and how to solve it

–> How to ask people questions that ignites their leadership journey

–> How to spot high potential leaders

–> What it looks like to create real world opportunities to grow and develop leaders in your organization

"Everyone assumes Artificial Intelligence will take your job. That's wrong .. but someone who uses AI better than you, will take your job." Our guest is Alex Collmer, Founder & CEO of VidMob, a fast-growing company recently valued at nearly $300 million.

Alex is a successful entrepreneur who's as purpose-driven as they come. He shares insights on the advance of AI and how to lead in a people-first way.

In this episode, you'll learn:

–> Which sectors of the economy will be impacted the most and the quickest by AI

–> How leaders put PEOPLE in position to win in this new world of AI, automation, and machine learning

–> Why it's scary but healthy to chase the goal of removing your own job

–> How "Expanding Universe Theory" relates to employee growth and development

–> Why you should focus on serving every person you hire (they could be working anywhere, yet they choose to work with you)

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

What does it look like to innovate inside a non-profit? How would a non-profit shift from fundraising to running as a fully self-sustaining operation? Brian Mosley, President of RightNow Media brings the wisdom in this episode.

RightNow Media has nearly 200 employees and has been described as the Netflix of ministry, and Brian clarifies where this parallel is accurate and where it falls apart.

In this episode, you'll learn:

–> What’s healthy about running a non-profit like a business with a viable revenue-producing product

–> Why deep focus on your core product / service leads to more significant innovation than chasing shiny tangents

–> How to foster a healthy dynamic between management and Board

–> How to ensure your people do NOT become casualties of the mission

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

As leaders, we care about maximizing our time for the greatest impact. Jordan Raynor is a serial entrepreneur, best selling-author, and his work has been read and consumed by millions of people. 

Jordan's earned his "real-world PhD" in Time Management, and his latest book is Redeeming Your Time. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

–> 3 tangible ways to better protect your time so you can become significantly more productive

–> Why multitasking is the worst and how to be truly present in your work and relationships

–> How to say NO in a generous way so you can yes to the things that matter most

–> Why rest and ambition should go hand in hand

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

We all know we're supposed to be real and vulnerable as a leader, but what's that really supposed to look like? Casey Graham is a successful entrepreneur, and his latest company is Gravy – a fast-growing payment recovery company that's on track to return $1B to their clients by 2023.

In this episode, you'll learn:

–> Why being real / vulnerable as a leader SHOULD look different depending on the context

–> What it means to be pre vs. post-broken. May have confidence, but they walk with a limp.

–> How pain can become baptized in Purpose

–> What Owner's intent is all about (Casey's is to build an organization where his adult children would want to work at if they chose to ... very powerful)

–> How to let someone else borrow your belief – when someone further along than you on your path, becomes a champion for you and believes in you

–> Why action creates traction + how thoughts and feelings are 2 sides of the same coin

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve

We have another legend of an entrepreneur on the show today in David Heinemeier Hansson, otherwise known as DHH. Our theme is leading with conviction and taking tough stands.

DHH is an incredibly successful tech entrepreneur (creator of Ruby On Rails and Co-Founder of Basecamp), and has an entirely unorthodox approach to business compared to his peers in the tech space ... and he's stuck out for doing it in sometimes controversial ways.

Earmuff warning: there's some language in this episode. If not listening with earbuds, use caution.

In this episode, you'll learn:

–> Why the tech monoculture is wrong about building a business

–> How to grow your influence by mastering a craft ("Competence breeds authority")

–> Why trite axioms are the worst and why leaders should avoid them

–> Why Basecamp places the exact salary figure in the job ad (and why they pay much more than average market rate)

–> What to consider in navigating the political climate at work

Leadership On Purpose is hosted by Blake Bozarth, Founder & CEO of CoThryve